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It's at odds with his seizing that power for himself,
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and we will see as the novel goes on the repercussions of his having done
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that for the slaves in the slave quarters.
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It will have serious repercussions, some good, some bad, and here we're
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told that there is something in the future for him,
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too, that is a repercussion, that involves blood and his disabling.
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This kind of knowledge is that old, familiar friend:
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foreshadowing, of course.
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So, this is yet another kind of knowledge that Jones puts in front of us.
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It's the proleptic knowledge, the knowledge looking ahead to the future,
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that the author of a grand narrative is in the sole position of giving.
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It's the prerogative of the maker to tell us what's coming next,